Designer Julia Lohmann's Department of Seaweed is showing a pavilion made of kelp and rattan at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, where world leaders have met this week.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Thank you Madison... ... See MoreSee Less

The importance of Kelp in the Salish Sea

www.pnwprotectors.com

Lush kelp forests weave their way through the Pacific Northwest coastal waters. Thick strands of green and red sway softly with the currents, creating a meditat

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Oh no! Not the next big cash crop syndrome... ... See MoreSee Less

Could seaweed be Washington's next cash crop?

crosscut.com

With Washington's natural kelp beds declining, farms could fill an ecological niche and serve an emergent market. But barriers to entry remain high.

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5 years ago

Getting the word out... ... See MoreSee Less

Kelp crisis? Decline of underwater forests raises alarms | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

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They rival tropical forest in their richness and diversity, but Puget Sound's kelp beds have declined steeply in recent decades. Scientists are just starting to understand the extent of these losses t...

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5 years ago

The art of Rockfish restoration! ... See MoreSee Less

Creating Rockfish Habitats Using Sculptures

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The Sculpting Rockfish Habitat project is an ongoing monitoring effort to evaluate the effectiveness of artistic artificial reefs as a tool for conservation....

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

I'm not sure why there is a picture of a finfish flying here since the article seems focused on the culture of bivalves and seaweeds. ... See MoreSee Less

How restorative aquaculture helps nature and communities thrive | Ethical Corporation

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The ocean is often called the last frontier of scientific exploration, but here’s one thing we already know: it is in a dire state, and the future of life on Earth depends on how quickly we chart a ...

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Go Bren... yes to kelp pesto! ... See MoreSee Less

8 Ways to Use the Ocean's Most Underutilized Power Ingredient

www.outsideonline.com

Seaweed farmers want Americans to eat the "kale of the sea" in more than just sushi, and there's good reason to take their advice

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Kelp gets a cameo in the important work of carbon sequestration.... Not to mention ocean acidification. ... See MoreSee Less

Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot make short film on the climate crisis

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Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have helped produce a short film highlighting the need to protect, restore and use nature to tackle...

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5 years ago

Yes, warming.... Not urchins yet.... ... See MoreSee Less

A warming Puget Sound means dying kelp, researchers say. That hurts orcas and salmon

www.theolympian.com

Warming waters might be killing kelp in south Puget Sound, according to new research. Dying kelp is bad news for salmon and other creatures that use the aquatic plant as habitat.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Better to use it than sink it... Easier to get a permit for an oil rig than a seaweed farm. ... See MoreSee Less

Seaweed 'forests' can help fight climate change

www.nationalgeographic.com

Farming seaweed, then sinking the mature plants to the bottom of the ocean, could be an effective way to fight warming. So why don’t we do it?

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5 years ago

Ocean Rainforest Short Version ... See MoreSee Less

Ocean Rainforest Short Version

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Another vital forest at risk: Scientists fear warming water could be killing off Puget Sound’s kelp beds

www.seattletimes.com

In portions of Puget Sound, canopies of bull kelp — the "base of the food web" — are vanishing, and scientists fear the consequences to local ecosystems.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

It's expensive to find oceanside property and pump water for seaweed.... ... See MoreSee Less

Whatever happened to the sensational seaweed that supposedly tastes like bacon?

www.bit.ly

Listen Listening...

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

You can't just go out and plant the same kelp again... ... See MoreSee Less

Climate change killing giant kelp forests in Tasmania

www.abc.net.au

Research published today has found giant kelp in Tasmania has declined by 95 per cent in the past 60 years, with climate change to blame.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

This is early.... the result of too many nutrients flowinginto Puget Sound. Not good for salmon and many others. Could stategically placed kelp groves help mitigate this symptom? ... See MoreSee Less

Tiny Plankton, Big Threat To Puget Sound Food Chain

patch.com

A tomato soup-colored plankton bloom going on now in Puget Sound will have repercussions reaching up to salmon and orcas, ecologists say.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

A silver lining of climate change? ... See MoreSee Less

Underwater Arctic forests are expanding with rapid warming

theconversation.com

With global warming, underwater Arctic kelp forests are proliferating, and might be a potential resource.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Yay! ... See MoreSee Less

London Marathon Runners Were Handed Seaweed Pouches Instead Of Plastic Bottles

ow.ly

London Marathon runners were given a surprising thirst quencher during their run: edible seaweed pouches filled with a sports drink.

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

A great overview of kelp aquaculture in the Pacific NW by SeaGrant's Meg Chadsey..Good job! ... See MoreSee Less

Kelp Aquaculture

wsg.washington.edu

Interest in macroalgae aquaculture is growing. Kelp and other seaweeds can be grown for food, animal feed, organic fertilizer, biofuels and other sustainable products. In Washington State, kelp aquacu...

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

Kelp forests ... See MoreSee Less

A natural solution to the climate disaster | Letters

www.theguardian.com

Letters: Climate and ecological crises can be tackled by restoring forests and other valuable ecosystems, say scientists and activists

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Salish Seaweeds

5 years ago

An untapped resouce or a smashed opportunity? ... See MoreSee Less

Sea urchins are devouring Haida Gwaii's kelp forest, so ecologists are smashing them | CBC Radio

www.cbc.ca

Sea urchins have been devouring kelp forests in B.C. — an important part of the local ecosystem. But one expert is optimistic these areas will be able to flourish again with the help of projects lik...

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5 years ago

Here in the NW also.... ... See MoreSee Less

Suffering in the heat: the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species

theconversation.com

Marine heatwaves, like their land counterparts, are growing hotter and longer. Sea species in southeastern Australia, southeast Asia, northwestern Africa, Europe and eastern Canada are most at risk.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Love those hipsters in NYC.... ... See MoreSee Less

How AlgiKnit Plans to Transform the Fashion Ecosystem with Seaweed Fibers - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

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AlgiKnit is a New York-based biotech start-up producing durable seaweed yarns. The company aims to conserve the maritime ecosystem whilst creating a sustainable and ethical fiber which can be processe...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Waiting for otters ... See MoreSee Less

Smashing Urchins for Kelp | Hakai Magazine

www.hakaimagazine.com

As they wait for sea otters to return to Haida Gwaii waters, Parks Canada and the Haida Nation take matters into their own hands to foster a healthier ecosystem under the waves.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Here's a bad idea... And good luck keeping them in cages! ... See MoreSee Less

Should we farm octopus?

www.anthropocenemagazine.org

Move over salmon and tuna: octopus farming is the latest new venture in aquaculture. But a group of researchers take a wary view of this trend.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

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6 years ago

Thanks for this Rob Tison... ... See MoreSee Less

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

This should provide a jump start to a good idea.... ... See MoreSee Less

UCSD Researchers Receive $2 Million for Algae-Based Plastics Research - Times of San Diego

timesofsandiego.com

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $2 million grant to a group of UC San Diego biologists to research plastic polymers based on algae.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

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Thanks for the minute Jenn ... See MoreSee Less

Jenn Burt on Twitter

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“Kelp. Forests. Are. Magical. 1 minute tour through some of the floating forests I've had the privilege to swim through over the years. #HappyPlace #PhDCountdownCal Door#8 #artadventcalendar https:/...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Kelp as a sentinal of change... ... See MoreSee Less

Vital to the region’s waters, kelp is suffering as the Gulf of Maine warms - The Boston Globe

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Kelp provides a critical habitat for some sea creatures and absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, which help blunt global warming and curb ocean acidification.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Soil and Seaweed: Farming Our Way to a Climate Solution

blogs.scientificamerican.com

We can sequester carbon and improve our nutrition through regenerative farming of land and sea

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Beautiful photos of kelp gardens around the world

www.nationalgeographic.com

See photos of fascinating aquatic life in kelp gardens. These gardens are an essential part of marine life that need to be protected.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Here, here! Sir David ... See MoreSee Less

Sir David Attenborough demands MSPs protect ‘globally important’ kelp beds

www.itv.com

Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action is taken to protect kelp in Scotland’s waters.The Blue Planet broadcaster made what is thought t...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Great interview wt Joth Davis ... See MoreSee Less

Can these super oysters survive our screwed-up oceans?

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Thanks to us, the famously delicious oysters of the Pacific Northwest are in danger. The CO2 and methane we release into the atmosphere ends up acidifying th...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Feed the world ... See MoreSee Less

Dulse: a great tasting seaweed

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The folks at Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center have been cooking up their own food innovations with seaweed. They’re using a succulent red alg...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

RIP Paul Allen .... Forward thinking, optimistic, funding to the the Puget Sound Restoration Fund. Big shoes to fill ... See MoreSee Less

Kelp Power: Can Seaweed Fight Ocean Acidification?

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Increasing acidification in the Puget Sound and Hood Canal is taking a toll on the species that inhabit those waters. Philanthropist Paul G. Allen is teaming...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Photos from Ocean Rainforest's post ... See MoreSee Less

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

The world's largest ocean cleanup is about to launch ... See MoreSee Less

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

It can be done.... ... See MoreSee Less

Recovery: Prairies Under the Sea

blog.nature.org

Seagrass restoration efforts around the globe are paying off for people and nature.

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Coral restoration... Gotta start somewhere ... See MoreSee Less

Back from the brink: the global effort to save coral from climate change

www.theguardian.com

Underwater nurseries encouraging growth of coral fragments on fibreglass offer glimmer of hope for endangered ecosystems

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

A seaweed home on the Yucatan? Smart Mexicans! ... See MoreSee Less

First house entirely made of Sargassum built by Mexican inventor in Quintana Roo

www.theyucatantimes.com

PUERTO MORELOS, Q. Roo, September 20, 2018.- What the Quintana Roo authorities and scientists never imagined in their wildest dreams, a Portomorelense (man from Puerto Morelos) did... he built ...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

I want the T-shirt! ... See MoreSee Less

Startup making seaweed textile wins 100,000 euro in sustainability contest

fashionunited.uk

New York-based AlgiKnit is one of the winning startups in the 2018 Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, the annual competition which supports starting entrepreneurs contributing to a greener world. Found...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Forests... ... See MoreSee Less

kelp, kelp, glorious kelp

vimeo.com

A short sequence of clips set to music. I've created this on behalf of our kelp forests and all the animals that depend on them. To be used in social media...

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Salish Seaweeds

6 years ago

Greenhouse gases aren't just warming the planet. They're also acidifying our oceans

www.latimes.com

The emissions spewing from our tail pipes pose a grave threat to marine life.

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